Marie’s Reviews > The Name of the Rose > Status Update

This is not what I expected but I’m going with it! I would be so lost if I did not have prior knowledge of Guelphs, Ghibellines, HRE vs Pope, a rudimentary knowledge of Latin, multiple university courses in Italian history, and some Catholic school education. For some reason I thought it was more along the lines of historical fiction/medieval detective story. I didn’t see the movie but remember it was popular.